The Land Of Dragons And Pandas: Interesting Facts About China

7. No, No, Yes

In China, you have to say no to a present two or three times before you may take it. If you take the present without saying no, people will think you are impolite.

8. Sunrise at 10 AM

You can view the sunrise at 10 a.m. in some parts of China. For example, Urumqi is 2,000 miles from Beijing, but they are both in the same time zone even though they are so far apart. That's why a lot of folks in faraway places get up before the sun rises.

9. Want to Be Reincarnated? Get Permission

If you want to be reborn, you need to acquire permission from the government since 2007. The State Administration for Religious Affairs came up with this strange law.

10. Chivalrous Chinese Men

A lot of the time, Chinese males will hold women's purses for them as a sign of love and respect. Not only Chinese culture, but also Asian culture, doesn't let women carry heavy things.

11. China Has The World's Largest Army

It seems sense that the country has the biggest active force level, since it has more than 1.4 billion people. In the last ten years, the Chinese military has also gotten 10% more money.

12. Chinese Were the First to Know that the Heart Pumps Blood Throughout the Body

The Chinese found out that the heart pumps blood around the body. It's only right that they now have the tools to manufacture a fake human heart.

13. China's Amazingly Long Railway Line

You can go around the world twice on China's railway line. Did you know that? From a distance, China's many railway tracks look like a network of iron logs.